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B. Dot defeats Rum Nitty

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Recap: B. Dot’s socially-conscious polemics garner the most attention, but when it comes to his raps, we often forget what an efficient puncher he can be. And just in case you needed another reminder, from breaking down his opponent’s mostly two-dimensional rap style to dishing some dope wordplay/gun bars/schemes to using some exquisite personals on Rum Nitty’s life outside of battle rap, Dot’s punch game was pretty persistent here and helped by a Nitty who didn’t always give a full effort, gives Dot the 1st and 3rd round’s for the win.

Verdict: B. Dot (W) 2-1

Favorite line: B. Dot – “The shit that I’m on, I’ll turn your head to a convertible roof if I blast shots you had the bandana wrapped around your hat, well I took it as a sign…nigga rag tops!”

Charron and Chef Trez [DEBATABLE] (Updated)

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Recap: Chef Trez versus Charron for 3 rounds (not counting the added freestyle round at the end here) on the RBE stage, goes about as expected with 3 high quality rounds of spicy rebuttals/freestyles (hey, there’s an idea, with their noted acumen for dope freestyles and rebuttals, maybe Trez and Charron should form a tag-team?), piercing mayhem/punchlines and spitfire personals. Still, outside of a 1st round that Trez was able to equate in potency thanks in part to his ability to dish 3 of them thangs, an almost flawless, versatile, punch-crazy, racially transparent and off-the-dome superior 2nd round by Charron got him the lead in the battle, before a just-as-crazy 3rd round with near the amount of robust bars as the previous one won him the battle while at the same time beating back two pretty solid and rebuttal happy, but not quite as consistent turns by Trez.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Charron – “Have him see through when I’m rolling up, try to creep, slow as fuck, even when I’m sleeping I got a can on me…Homer’s gut!”

UPDATE: Changing the outcome of this battle to a ‘Debatable’ after Charron was caught stealing bars in the 2nd round by DNA Tooth, thus losing the 2nd round to Trez.

Glueazy defeats Franchise

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Recap: Even with Glueazy mixing in some shots at T-Top and his ex bro’s in The Gooonies, the North Carolina rapper’s more versatile punches, fiery personals and flexing heat is enough to edge a mayhem-drench and gun bar-heavy, but less multifaceted and a little pedestrian bar-prone round by Franchise in this 1-round Quarantined battle from URL.

Verdict: Glueazy (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Glueazy – “Big Mac 11, but I ain’t gotta name this one, it’s a Smith and Wesson, ironic, y’all gave him 4 minutes to live and he died by a .357!”

Chilla Jones defeats Danja Zone

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Recap: Both battlers shilling for lyrical showmanship, Danja Zone and Chilla Jones go at it for 1 electric round in this Quarantine battle on Smack/URL. And while Danja’s rapid punches and eccentric wordplay made their mark for the most part, some reaches on the punches here and there in addition to his fellow Writer’s Bloque member Chilla’s more pointed darts, piercing name flips, heated gun bars and festive/intricate punchlines gives Jones the win.

Verdict: Chilla Jones (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Chilla Jones –  “I zone in and I zone out, I took the Dr. Scholl’s route, I’m trying to knock his soul [sole] out, I’m leaving shells all over the floor…Texas Roadhouse!”

Prez Mafia defeats Larry Bull

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Recap: Larry Bull has an aggressive style, yellow skin tone and a wide array of blazing heat that reminds you of The Gun Show. But even versus a pretty solid showing from his opponent, Prez Mafia’s surprising display of stifling off-the-dome theatrics (including a flawless and impenetrable 1st round), wily personals and piercing/witty personals during 3 condensed turns gives Mr. Woosah a clear 20 before a debatable 3rd.

Verdict: Prez Mafia (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Prez Mafia – “Fuck the written’s, I swear to God this nigger trash, I’m a clap what’s basic, your name Larry?, the Bull?, I’m from the Bronx, meet Larry Davis!”

Snake Eyez defeats Clone

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Recap: Dope 3-rounder from Bullpen between Clone and Snake Eyez stays close throughout with a fiery barrage of piercing punchlines, fiending name flips, rugged gun lines and witty barbs from each side. But after Snake takes the 1st round with an aggressive and more prolific on haymakers turn, a 2nd round that saw both battlers spout an equal amount of steady heat and punch-heavy theatrics is edged by a more condensed and personal-lit Snake Eyez. A more potent and consistent Clone avoids the shutout by taking the 3rd.

Verdict: Snake Eyez (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Snake Eyez – “I don’t understand how you ever been booked but this how a veteran cook your bitch keep asking me how my scheduling look, when you get home, ask her do she miss me, John Wick 3, I’m a make arrangements for her neck to get booked!”

Arsonal defeats Emerson Kennedy

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Recap: 1-round Quarantine battle from URL sees a floetic Emerson Kennedy score with some lyrical shiners that seasoned with some crispy wordplay/name flips, made for a pretty solid turn. But when he wasn’t making light of the idea of battling E.K. in person, the ever brazen Arsonal’s ability to get consistently nice with the wordplay, disrespectful personals, gritty punchlines and stinging gun bars, gets him the win.

Verdict: Arsonal (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Arsonal – “My business essential, but I still glorify gripping a pistol, I’m at WalMart with an AK when I’m getting my tissue!”

Cortez defeats Shotgun Suge (Rematch)

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Recap: Flashy gun bars are usually nice, but when Cortez can equally address the mayhem, precision and scenery that come with the heat while mixing in some spicy punchlines/personals…well, that’s a whole different story as seen here in this 1-round Quarantine battle that Cortez handily wins over a gritty, but topsy-turvy Shotgun Suge.

Verdict: Cortez (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Cortez – “And I don’t care what his life like, this .45 will make his life flash before his eyes and now you finally get to see what your life’s like…before you die!”

Danny Myers defeats Madflex

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Recap: Even with a witty, blistering and personal-heavy 3rd round, Madflex doesn’t have enough in his tank to survive a shortened and pedestrian 1st or being edged in the 2nd round punch-wise by a Danny Myers who came flexing with aggressive heaters, spirited schemes and some dope punchlines.name flips to take the opening rounds and gain the win.

Verdict: Danny Myers (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Danny Myers – “Bitch, you called for this, some nigger’s be rushing to die [holds up arms like a gun] I sniped nigger’s while I was drunk, I trusted my eye, even when I’m buzzing I can adjust on the fly!”

Th3 Saga defeats Lotta Zay

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Recap: Dope, 3-round punch-fest between Th3 Saga and Lotta Zay on the Bullpen stage sees Saga get busy with a boatload of piercing personals, fiery, Christian-laced schemes, nifty wordplay, intense struggle bars and head-ringing punchlines that came in from a variety of angles. Other the hand, a pretty confident Zay backed up his swag throughout the match with a gang of flexing punches/gun bars, boastful shiners, witty barbs/personals, some intricate anti-religion darts and a couple of nice rebuttals in each round. A close and highly competitive battle with very little filler on each side, it’s a more condensed and reach-less Saga who edges rounds 1 and 3 for the win.

Verdict: Th3 Saga (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Th3 Saga – “I know I know, y’all hate to see a Christian take the violent route, a man of God with a Cannon…Kirk Franklin on Wild n Out!”

Scotty and Syah [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: One of the nicest things about these Social Distancing battles is getting an opportunity to see some of your favorite battle rappers from the past come back and battle again. Such is the case with Syah, a battle vet who goes back to the days of Grind Time and now comes back here against Scotty for what turned out to be a pretty dope matchup. Scotty, fierce with the aggression, creative with the visuals and piercing with the punches/comedic bars, scores well here. But then so does Syah, who came equipped with a gang of flexing wordplay, righteous mayhem and fervent (“I heard Loso beat your ass so bad, he made you Christian!”) boasts that were consistent enough to earn a draw.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Scotty – “Shoot the clip and die laughing…this a comedy skit!”

Heavy Half defeats Chef Trez

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Recap: Steely with the real-life street narratives, banging with the gun bars, repping his Chi-Town hood with livid polemics and steady hitting with gritty punchlines/wordplay, Heavy Half scores with enough heat to edge a strong, but not quite as potent turn from the always reliable Chef Trez in this 1-round Social Distance match from RBE.

Verdict: Heavy Half (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Heavy Half – “If I’m black and always surrounded by the white, well does that make me a token?!”

Yoshi G and Wooda Black [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: Wooda Black and Yoshi G both offer up a couple of pretty solid rounds for this Quarantine battle brought to you from ABR. Wooda, blazing with the fiery (“Snipe you, before Cornona I was good with the distance!”) gun bars and slick set-ups, made for a competitive showing while Yoshi flexed throughout her run with a wide array of piercing punchlines and stinging wordplay to make this one a draw.

Verdict: Debatable

Favorite line: Yoshi G – “I’m not a bitch, this for unity, but if I have to black on Black, I’m a fuck up the community!”

Saint Mic defeats MT$

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Recap: A mostly mediocre punch-fest throughout with only a few haymakers from each battler here and there, after a flow-challenged Saint Mic lost the 1st round, he manages to dish just enough solid wordplay mixed in with some nifty punchlines and piercing personals to edge the latter two rounds (even with a near choke in the 3rd) and gain a win over MT$.

Verdict: Saint Mic (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Saint Mic – “Your name will not get any clout, I should knock this nigga out, ask me why [Why?] ‘cuz it’s obvious he ain’t good at making conscious decisions!”

Young Kannon defeats C Moneii

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Recap: Pretty lit (for his first two rounds anyway), gritty and punch-heavy showing by C Moneii gets beat back hard by 3 superb, versatile, punchline-spazzing, Cave Gang-repping and personal-heavy rounds from Young Kannon in this mostly competitive matchup from Bullpen Battle League.

Verdict: Young Kannon (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Young Kannon – “I call up the cuzzo’s, heaters get gripped, whatever car you came in, we Swiss-cheesing the shit, I’m Mexican right?, that mean the whole family squeeze in [squeezing] the whip!”

Chef Trez defeats ShowStoppa

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Recap: Put aside the requisite stinging rebuttals and glistening gun bars for a second and spotlight an exquisite punch game from Chef Trez here against a pretty solid and hard-fought effort from ShowStoppa in this 1-rounder from No Coast Raps. Indeed, with the ability to also mix in some fire name flips and head-ringing set-ups, for the Chef this versatile and flexing round would turn out to be just another day at the office.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “I wanted smoke with Killer B, I feel it’s about time, and now it’s ShowStoppa I gotta out shine, but a known fact, when you beat up on the little bro it always makes the big brother come outside!”

Bankhead and Jai 400 Block [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: Leaving your card in the ATM slot, failing to take any money out and leaving it in to let your man use it too? Hmmm, hope they remember to take out the camera’s before they bounce. That said, in this 1-round Social Distance battle from RBE, both Jai 400 Block and Bankhead bring the heat with Jai leaning on some stifling name flips and a host of gritty punches. And while Bankhead failed to deliver any Coronavirus-related lines, his frenzied (“I’ll give J the smith [Jada Smith] all it takes is some Will power!”) wordplay and steely narratives came with enough smoke to warrant a tie.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Jai 400 Block – “Catch up [ketchup], you in hindsight [Heinz], I know you must heard [mustard] about me!”

Holmzie Da God defeats GS

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Recap: Premiere Rap Battle League 1-rounder sees the cold, old-school and unintentionally witty at times flow of GS get back back by a not so clean, but still more potent, spirited, mayhem-drenched, scheme-friendly and name-flip spazzing Holmzie da God.

Verdict: Holmzie Da God (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Holmzie Da God – “Bitch I ain’t like your ass since preschool, I couldn’t recite my ABC’s without saying ‘F’ G!”

Piranha defeats Reck

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Recap: Raucous 1-rounder between Piranha and Reck goes the Detroit battler’s way as Piranha’s prolific punch game, littered with gritty name flips, stunted gun bars and some jaunty wordplay combines to beat back a solid, but not as formidable showing by Reck.

Verdict: Piranha (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Piranha – “You ain’t even the man in Toledo, but wanna talk like you God tier, bitch we don’t allow fear, nigger’s pay cash only at the barber shop so what make you think your credit gonna cut it around here?!”

Jai 400 Block defeats Lu Castro

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Recap: If you’re going to resort to mayhem, you might as well as stick with it as after a lukewarm, but still pretty raucous 1st round, Jai 400 Block ups the ante on his bar efficiency in the latter two rounds, mixing in a boatload of more perfunctory heat along with wily personals and stinging punchlines/wordplay to edge a brazen Lu Castro who started off well, but in rounds 2 and 3 was a little all over the place when it came to angles, all the while resorting to hit-n-miss gun bars when he couldn’t keep his themes more in sync.

Verdict: Jai 400 Block (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Jai 400 Block – “You from the Bronx, but who found you?, the Bronx is where Hip-Hop started from the ground too, you a clown Lu, but [???] nobody’s heard or foreseen you before, so I’m guessing you ain’t from Soundview!”

Rum Nitty defeats Bill Collector

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Recap: Pretty close Quarantine battle as Bill Collector’s punches were more spicy than not. However, some dated bars from Bill along with an always-on-go Rum Nitty squeezing out a consistent barrage of fiery gun bars. fierce name flips and gritty punchlines/wordplay, gave the Phoenix, AZ capo the win.

Verdict: Rum Nitty (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Rum Nitty – “Chopper blaze, this shit take care of Bill as soon as it hit…I got Auto Pay!”

Nu Jerzey Twork defeats Bad Newz

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Recap: Highly competitive and fiery battle between Nu Jerzey Twork and Bad Newz contains a festive load of head-ringing gun bars, gripping street narratives, some wily personals and a boatload of stinging punchlines/name flips from both battlers. Tied going into the deciding 3rd round and even in light of yet another stifling turn by Newz, a more intricate with the punches and condensed Twork edges it in the end.

Verdict: Nu Jerzey Twork (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Nu Jerzey Twork – “I blow the weapon, you try to play me fool then a heckler pop, y’all know I recycle…so I’m a put Newz in a special box!”

Danny Myers defeats J. Murda

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Recap: A 1-round RBE Social Distance battle between J. Murda and Danny Myers sees both battlers wreck the shop with plenty of havoc and artful boasts. But Danny, a little more consistent with his bar potency as well as displaying better use at incorporating his opponent’s ism’s into his bars, edges this one.

Verdict: Danny Myers (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Danny Myers – “They never seen a nigga from the West spit so clever, listen J [Jay] I started my Dynasty with the greatest intro ever!”

Swave Sevah defeats Qleen Paper

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Recap: Since he probably wouldn’t have to leave his crib to do one, I’m guessing that league owners may want to think about getting more ‘Quarantine’ battles out of Qleen ‘Mr. No Show’ Paper while they can. That said, dope 1-rounder here between Qleen and Swave Sevah, but a slightly more gritty, personal and Coronavirus-themed-with-the-punches Swave gets this one.

Verdict: Swave Sevah (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Swave Sevah – “We’ll do Qleen [clean] filthy, see my fam with the shit’s, we been masked and gloved up before this Pandemic hit!”

Blve Cocaine defeats Yoshi G

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Recap: RBE 1-round Social Distance battle between Blve Cocaine and Yoshi G finds the versatile and performance-heavy Blve talking to Yoshi in a no-nonsense manner via a bunch of fiery punchlines, rich storytelling and salacious personals with creative visuals to match her swag/narrative. On the other hand, a Yoshi who while stunting with the personals and spitting a couple of hot lines, clearly wasn’t trying to get too much in her bag what with a lack of effort during a shortened and topsy-turvy turn.

Verdict: Blve Cocaine (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Blve Cocaine – “We not the same, you been a lame, giving all that head and still don’t use your brain!”

Jerry Wess defeats Shotgun Suge

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Recap: From URL, against a Shotgun Suge who for the most part kept it pretty condensed and ordinary for all three rounds, Jerry Wess uses a barrage of performance-stunting mayhem, fiery punchlines/wordplay and heated gun lines to easily take rounds 1 and 3 (call the 2nd debatable) for the win.

Verdict: Jerry Wess (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Jerry Wess – “Yeah, go ahead and tap my pockets, you ain’t getting shit without the pin number!”

Ill Will defeats King Chi

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Recap: My guess is that Ill Will had someplace he needed to be in a hurry as he ends this HanknationTV 1-rounder against a gritty, but a bit flow-challenged and topsy-turvy King Chi early in his round, using some mind-numbling name flips and gun bars to deliver the kill before settling back with more fiery punchlines, witty screeds and scattered boasts on his way to an easy win.

Verdict: Ill Will (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Ill Will – “Gimme my fee, it ain’t a nigger in battle rap realer than me, and I’m a jealous guy, I’m mad Corona out here acting like it’s iller than me!”

Rosenberg Raw and Ooops [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: Dope, 1-round RBE Social Distance battle between Ooops and Rosenberg (“I’m a shooter, I stay with the Tek, put three O’s [holes] in ya body, P.S. I just put ya name in the flesh!”) Raw has them both kicking a load of hot punchlines with a nice mix of stirring wordplay, witty personals and hitting name flips. With about 2 minutes each and an equal amount of haymakers and very little filler, let’s not only call this one a draw, but hopefully when things start getting back to normal, bring ’em back for 3 rounds.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Ooops – “Just cause you look white and animated don’t make you King of the Hill!”

Chef Trez defeats Mark Anthony

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Recap: Real solid effort from Mark Anthony who came with a host of piercing punchlines and rich self-depreciating bars to stay competitive in the first two rounds before struggling with his flwo and having to shorten his 3rd. But Chef Trez being Chef Trez, with a host of sizzling gun bars, fire rebuttals and rapidly hitting punches still takes this one, pretty handily.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “But on the other hand, what I’m squeezing sick, it’s a big 9 like…what you been feeding it?!”

Quantum Physics defeats Chef Trez

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Recap: Forgive us for wishing the likes of Chef Trez versus 1st-timer-to-RBE Quantum Physics could happen on a big stage (and maybe one day it will) instead of a 1-round Social Distance battle. But in some abnormal times, you have to take whatever you can get. And both QP and the Chef still showed up with the latter dishing plenty of resident heat, some spitfire punches and fiery requisite name flips, while a wordplay-spazzing, pointed, punch-lit and performance-heavy QP made for a crazy dope debut. That said, with a little less filler in a battle that was pretty equal on haymakers, the edge here goes to QP.

Verdict: Quantum Physics (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Quantum Physics – “He got a extra round in the funeral home for trying to rebuttal in the casket!”

Boogie defeats Big T

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Recap: Houston Bar Code 1-rounder between Flatline vet Boogie and Big T sees the former spout a versatile array of solid punchlines, ringing mayhem and fiery 4-bar set-ups to easily beat back an opponent who seemed disinterested from the jump and eventually backed up his rather lethargic showing by cutting his round short.

Verdict: Boogie (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Boogie – “You bad as me? Quit acting T, Walmart wouldn’t make it this graphic T [tee]!”

JC defeats Drugz

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Recap: Some fierce name flips, a gang of hard-hitting punchlines, spicy current event bars and a bunch of stinging set-ups/gun bars/braggadocios lines gives JC the win over a gritty, but overall less substantive Drugz in this Quarantined 1-rounder from URL.

Verdict: JC (W) 1-0

Favorite line: JC – “This ain’t comp, this a case, that’s gonna be easier to get out of than grade school!”

Charron and Street Hymns [DEBATABLE]

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Recap: A credit to Street Hymns’ creativity and dual pen game here as the ‘fake’ Charron he’d incorporate into his raps had me fooled at first when he first showed up at the door. Then too, Street’s Bible-laced wordplay and nifty/mocking personals were also on point. And while Charron’s just-waking-up, from-the-basement-peeking visuals doesn’t come close to competing with his opponent’s more neighborhood-friendly optics, bar-wise ‘Billy Pistols’ was all-in, using some ridiculous name flips and an ever-strong (“After this quarantine you know that I’ll rap harder, ‘cuz the game needs me more than I need a black barber!”) punch game to earn a draw in what turned to be a pretty dope 1-rounder from RBE.

Verdict: TIE

Favorite line: Street Hymns – “Man I got Quads, Quintuples, Sextuples, I done built a 4th wall more than Ted Pool!”

Bigg K defeats Floss da Boss

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Recap: Sure, one could argue that Ah Di Boom got mentioned a little too much in this battle. But with both Bigg K and Floss da Boss uttering Boom’s name, in this 1-round Social Distance battle from RBE, sparing a mulligan for all the Boom talk doesn’t get in the way of Bigg K’s more consistently flexing punchlines, lofty name flips and witty jargon earning him the win.

Verdict: Bigg K (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Bigg K – “How is a worker with no teeth named Floss da Boss…get lost!”

Geechi Gotti defeats Jerry Wess

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Recap: 1-round URL Quarantined battle between Geechi Gotti and Jerry Wess sees them both wreck havoc with plenty of gun bars-a-blazing to go with loads of spiteful mayhem. But with Gotti also equipped with a gang of gritty name flips, a creative and stifling cameo from his girlfriend, a steadier flow and more spicy punchlines, call this one another vic for Geechi.

Verdict: Geechi Gotti (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Geechi Gotti – “All my enemies in they grave turning over…now that’s a plot twist!”

Ill Will defeats T-Rex

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Recap: Getting downright mean, disrespectful and personal with a host of fiery gun bars to back him up, a menacing and more versatile Ill Will beats back what was essentially another gun-heavy, mixtape verse from T-Rex in this 1-round Social Distance match from RBE.

Verdict: Ill Will (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Ill Will – “Nigga, I seen all things, from triple to all beams, dog fiends, coke so white it’s the captain of the lacrosse team!”

Ave defeats Dre Dennis

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Recap: Delivering as much as a talking too as he was piercing punchlines/personals throughout the battle, a more condensed (and blase) Ave spouts enough versatility with his bars as well as steadier heat with his lines to take the first two rounds and beat back a pretty solid throughout and gun-heavy, but too one-dimensional Dre Dennis in this 3-rounder from Gates of the Garden.

Verdict: Ave (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Ave – “We not the same, you think I came to spit you my best?, y’all expect a classic Jersey….try Mitchell & Ness!”

Riggz defeats Cipha Da Lyrical

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Recap: Plenty of head-ringing/adept punchlines from both sides in this close and competitive 1-round battle between Riggz and Cipha Da Lyrical. Still Riggz, slightly more innovative with the wordplay while showcasing a steadier flow than his opponent, ends up with the win here.

Verdict: Riggz (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Riggz – “Two hecklers, I’ll put you on the Ground King like Bun B or get you leaned to death like Pimp C…pick a group member!”

DNA defeats John John Da Don

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Recap: Another one of those ‘Can’t believe these two never battled already’ bouts pits longtime vets DNA and John John Da Don finally getting together for a 1-round Quarantine matchup on IG live. Both JJDD and DNA sprung together some punch-worthy turns with some dope schemes, fire wit and grandiose personals mixed in. But with an equal amount of haymakers from each battler, DNA’s ability to kick a wicked freestyle in the midst of his writtens and go extra hard on the personals, gives him the edge here.

Verdict: DNA (W) 1-0

Favorite line: DNA – “He shaking his head, I see a lot of ‘nahs’ [Nas] here, but that’s a Thief’s Theme!”

Ru Bando defeats Presidential Dubz

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Recap: Granted, he was helped by a shitload of Presidential Dubz dry spots in the latter two rounds. But after getting served by his opponent’s more consistent and visceral shiners throughout the 1st round, the normally name-flip swinging and rapid-punching Ru Bando would make a workmanlike effort in mounting his comeback. The Bed-Stuy, BK, rapper mixing in some astute personals and rigid wordplay to his noted repertoire to edge a 2nd round he didn’t seem to have much chance of winning going in. Bando would then take advantage of another solid, but oft-redundant turn by Dubz in the deciding 3rd round with a more versatile, consistent and slightly more condensed turn that would edge him the win.

Verdict: Ru Bando (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Ru Bando – “I’m mad humble, but truthfully, Prezzy what the fuck was you thinking you was gonna do with me?, Ruger squeeze, off his top when I shoot the piece, they won’t recognize the 3rd for nuthin’…Martin Luther King!”

Tay Roc defeats Mike P

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Recap: In a true sign of the times, in lieu of the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic going on that’s keep us all on house arrest, Smack/URL gets innovative with its first ‘Quarantined’ matchup featuring Mike P. versus Tay Roc. And with no stage or crowd and instead, each battler delivering their bars on video from the comfort of their homes, the battle certainly offers a different feel and dynamic. That said, it’s still a goodie with Roc and Mike competitively going at it for about 5 minutes apiece and Roc, slightly more effective when it came to infusing current-day events into his raps, more consistent on a whole and delivering a steadier stream of dizzying boasts/personals/mayhem on top, taking the round and the win.

Verdict: Tay Roc (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Tay Roc – “I’ll catch Mike and his bitch at a restaurant, beautiful setting, then fuck Mike up in that booth, it’s a studio session!”

T-Top defeats Drop 30

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Recap: Exquisite name flips, stifling punchlines, gritty trap talk, fiery schemes and sizzling braggadocio bars, in this GOTG 1-rounder versus a pretty solid and at times punch-heavy Drop 30, for a hyperbolic T-Top the steady ensemble of heat is all there, allowing Top Bizzy to handily beat back his less potent opponent.

Verdict: T-Top (W) 1-0

Favorite line: T-Top – “But I’ve been spraying with the arm, fuck it, I’m a shoot him first, I came to split 30 in half like I ain’t used to perks!”

T-Top defeats Scotty

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Recap: No, they’re not battling in a church (after viewing what looked to be two crosses stationed at the top of the stairs, had to scan the Comments to verify that this battle actually takes place in a Houston club). That said, in this 1-round battle between T-Top and hometown fave Scotty, the latter’s penchant for wit and dishing entertaining narratives/personals remain indisputable. However, when it comes to Scotty’s weakness: lack of potency/intricacy with his punchlines, well, that’s another story and more importantly here, the difference-maker, even against a slip-up owning, B-grade T-Top who’s redundant themes was still gritty, personal and consistent enough to help supply him with the win.

Verdict: T-Top (W) 1-0

Favorite line: T-Top – “I really tried to lose wight, but I’m a hustla dog, so every pound you see me with, I tried dumping it off!”

Bigg K defeats Ah Di Boom

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Recap: Ah Di Boom’s return to battle rap is a bizarre and inconsistent one as the South Jersey rapper first has to deal with a gang of allegations from opponent Bigg K of being a snitch (a serious claim, that included K handing out paperwork to the crowd, yet didn’t seem to bother Boom nearly as much as it did K), before spitting a spitfire, punch and performance-heavy 2nd round that reminded everyone of Boom’s hey days. And despite the usually punchline-crazy K not being on his A-game throughout this battle (perhaps because he was too hellbent on the personals), thanks to Boom spitting a gang of reaches, mediocre punches and righteous filler, a more consistent K is able to do just enough to edge both the 1st and 3rd rounds for the win.

Verdict: Bigg K (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Bigg K –  “I been popped tags, how could you ever hate on me, first staff you ever grabbed came from ARP, y’all battle rappers never trapping like they say y’all be, so if you ever pumping gas you putting 8 on 3!”

Goddie Lumenati defeats Craig Lamar

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Recap: Both Craig Lamar and Goddie Lumenati work hard to spare no one when it comes to dishing the mayhem in this 1-round battle from Gates of the Garden. But the more savagely bent on destruction Lumenati, visceral with the heat, lit with the set-ups and consistently spicy with the punchlines gets the edge here.

Verdict: Goddie Lumenati (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Goddie Lumenati – “Dog slacking and it’s a Passion of Christ if they God acting!”

Hollow Da Don defeats CJ Pimp

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Recap: No huge upset here as Hollow Da Don’s consistent usage of fervent wit and fiery punchlines easily dispatches his mostly subpar punching opponent CJ Pimp in this 2-round, Coronavirus/video battle brought to you by IG_Battle_League.

Verdict: Hollow Da Don (W) 2-0

Favorite line: Hollow Da Don – “This what a real man should never look like, you feminine ill, it’s sad, your parents still ain’t did your gender reveal!”

Geechi Gotti defeats Nu Jerzey Twork

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Recap: In this highly anticipated (and much promoted, considering they got their own billboard) matchup from URL’s Genesis card, Geechi Gotti hits on all cylinders, using a consistent barrage of boastful barbs, witty/gritty name flips, gripping O.G. talk, mocking personals, some syrupy wordplay, real street shit and piercing punchlines over the course of 3 rounds to beat back a pretty solid, gun bar-lit and at times cunning with the punches, but too often tentative and pedestrian Nu Jerzey Twork.

Verdict: Geechi Gotti (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Geechi Gotti – “Aye, you beat up Norbes?, I really don’t care, I’m just tryin’ to figure out what that mean to a nigga that really clap things, shoot him, his body shut down, blood stream fucked up worser than Caffeine!”

Henny #3 defeats Hollaluyah Jones

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Recap: “I used to sell wet Timbaland’s!” LOL!!! I know that line was just part of the set-up, but the way Hollaluyah Jones crafted it and left it in the air before finishing the punch was just brilliant. Still, a close and competitive 1-rounder here between Jones and Henny #3, while showcasing the former’s piercing wit and skill for dope name flips/performance-rich punches, also featured an overall strong, gun bar-heavy, mayhem-friendly and gritty punchline showing from the latter, leading to the more haymaker-lit Henny to earn the win.

Verdict: Henny #3 (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Henny #3 – “We gonna ride on him, hide on him, one round to wash this boy, put the Tide on him, code word ‘waterpark’…slide on him!”

DNA defeats Drugz

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Recap: Will we see more of this Drugz in the future now that he’s a part of NWX? As even with a loss here, this is one of the best, consistently punch-heavy and (“You with wifey?, I’ll put the chrome to her chest, and let the hammer blast, bucks in breast, like grandma’s stash!”) gun’s-a-blazing versions of Drugz we’ve seen of late. That said (undoubtedly to his opponent’s chagrin) DNA happened to be on his shit too, the battle vet delivering a steady stream of fire name flips, fierce personals, rigid battle rap tutorials and a host of lyrical (“Wolf of Wall Street, Drugz [drugs] gonna make the stock drop!”) shiners to take rounds 1 and 3 for the win.

Verdict: DNA (W) 2-1

Favorite line: DNA – “Beam, I’m a buck it tonight, Ray Charles, I’m a shoot Drugz [drugs] with nothing in sight!”

Jey The Nitewing defeats Shockwave

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Recap: Incredibly persistent when it comes to hard name flips, flagrant wordplay, aggressive bluster and piercing punchlines, Jey The Nitewing does more than enough to make easy work of a solid overall, but a bit filler-prone turn by Shockwave during this 1-rounder from a Purpz G, Rise of the Phoenix card in Arizona.

Verdict: Jey The Nitewing (W) 1-0

Favorite line: Jey The Nitewing – “Nigga thought this was his window of opportunity, nah nigga…this is curtains!”

G Lowe defeats Will Major

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Recap: On point throughout with a rampant and fiery punch game that dished out some exquisite name flips, head-swinging mayhem and piercing 4-bar set-ups, G Lowe easily beats back a solid, but oft-pedestrian bar spouting Will Major in this 1-rounder from Bayou Battle League.

Verdict: G Lowe (W) 1-0

Favorite line: G Lowe – “You better write write, cuz for the right price, you get hit with a nice right, go night night, chopper lift Will [wheel] in the air…bike life!”

Stack Almighty defeats Big Kannon

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Recap: Game effort from Big Kannon, what with all the crowd interruptions, etc., to make it through his 3 rounds in this Anybody Can Die Battle League matchup versus Stack Almighty. The veteran BK keeping it competitive with a solid bunch of spicy freestyles and rebuttals when he wasn’t flexing throughout the battle with piercing punchlines and fiery wordplay. Still, outside of a debatable 1st round, the consistently righteous punches, fierce street ethos, stinging name flips and raw heat from Stack would be too much for even BK in the end, the Michigan battler edging both of the latter rounds for the win.

Verdict: Stack Almighty (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Stack Almighty – “You getting all my best punches tonight, it’s like my greatest hits!”

Chef Trez defeats Cosmo Kessler

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Recap: Even during a pandemic, the Chef be out here cooking. This time using prolific gun bars, stunted vet talk, a couple of flexing rebuts and some fierce wordplay/punchlines to beat a pretty solid punching, but not as consistent with his handle Cosmo Kessler in this 3-rounder from 15 Minutes of Fame.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “I blaze guns, Trae Young, I’ll shoot as soon as I cross the line!”

Ryda defeats Ooops

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Recap: Scoring left and right with boastful punchlines, righteous gun lines, stunted schemes/name flips and a boatload of pointed personals, in this 3-rounder from SupaNova Rap Battles, Ryda keeps the heat on a gripping and punch-heavy at times, but also flow-challenged Ooops to easily take the first two rounds before a debatable 3rd allows his opponent to put one up on the scoreboard.

Verdict: Ryda (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Ryda –  “Something just wasn’t sitting right, I could just tell you wasn’t living right, had the nerve to call your movie the ‘St. Louis Superman’ and the whole time the green was your kryptonite!”

Ill Will defeats 40 Cal.

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Recap: Regardless of the verdict here that has Ill Will winning this battle, theoretically there’s really no losers here. And that speaks to how nice 40 Cal. was. Making his decade-plus long return to battle rap, the Harlem “industry” rapper did what most of his peers before him couldn’t do: put on a quality and competitive show. Indeed, from the opening round, via some pretty solid (“You playing pretend and don’t know my story truth, when on the back of every Henny Yak bottle say 40 proof!”) punchlines, gritty boasts and greasy personals (that esp. came together in a witty 3rd round that 40 edged), all the while using a slower and pronounced flow that stayed steady throughout the battle, for the most part, not only did 40 Cal. do really well here, but he made Ill Will earn the victory. And utilizing a steadier trope of stinging punches, raucous (“But I burn shit, learn shit, closed casket or urn shit, it’s apparent [a parent] I’m Dwyane Wade, soon as I raise the tre [3] I knew he’ll turn bitch!”) heat, biting personals and flexing performance bars, a more consistently fire and versatile Ill Will does more than enough to take both of the opening rounds and attain the win.

Verdict: Ill Will (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Ill Will – “I’ll show up where ya people be, iron on me got me feeling wrinkle free!”

Chef Trez defeats Ghostt

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Recap: That “Pillow on the barrel, just to keep the baby quiet!” line by Ghostt was extra mean and the confident up-n-comer also impressed here with a boatload fly rebuttals, dope punchlines, an ability to freestyle, a gang of daunting gun bars and quality personals (against Trez as well as battlers within his home league). That said, another element of being a top tier vet is never taking your opponent for granted. And the Chef makes sure not to do so here, taking away any chance of an upset with his own barrage of spitfire rebuttals, fierce name flips, some fine wordplay, an armory of head-swinging gun bars and enough hard-hitting punchlines to take rounds 1 and 2 before his less punch-heavy, but more versatile opponent earned a debatable 3rd.

Verdict: Chef Trez (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Chef Trez – “My dog’s say you got a thousand flips for the nigger’s name, I said shit I would have zero if his dumb ass ain’t pick the name!”

Tony D. defeats Serius Jones

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Recap: Well ummm…that was bad. Really bad. Yet, to Serius Jones’ credit, an alright freestyle game allowed him to complete his 2nd and 3rd rounds (after he choked in the 1st) and avoid what would’ve been a pretty embarrassing bodybag.–to think, this is a guy who was not only a former Fight Klub champ, but has wins over the likes of Charlie Clips, Dizaster and Arsonal under his belt. As for opponent Tony D.? Nothing too spectacular here (not that he needed much considering his opponent’s many failings), but still a spiffy barrage of witty barns, feelgood personals, jaunty boasts and some abstract punchlines more than did their job.

Verdict: Tony D (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Tony D – “You talking battle rapping in its prime?, I led a champion’s life, anyone could be a veteran, ‘cuz that shit’s just a matter of time!”

Spade defeats Lu Castro

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Recap: Taking advantage of a Lu Castro who while dialing up a gang of brazen punchlines and gangly street missives throughout the battle, but also struggled a bit with his flow as the battle proceeded, the slightly more skittish, but still punch-heavy, solid with the wordplay and educational/personal-lit when needed Spade edges round 2 (after losing the opener) and also the deciding 3rd round of this 3BLSC Hostile Takeover 3 to gain the win.

Verdict: Spade (W) 2-1

Favorite line: Spade – “I don’t wanna hear shit about how you lining up the beam, ‘cuz all these rappers be talking sideways and he Conway the Machine!”

Rum Nitty defeats O’fficial

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Recap: A close 1st round, but afterwards not much of a contest. That’s the summary on Rum Nitty versus O’fficial from the URL/QOTR Royalty card as while O’fficial proved to be a worthy puncher and mayhem-dishing spitter that could give Rum some comp, overall Nitty’s much slicker wordplay/name flips, elite gun bars, performance-enhanced punchlines and witty personals along with redundant name flips and too much filler (esp. in the latter rounds) from O would do her in despite a mostly solid effort.

Verdict: Rum Nitty (W) 3-0

Favorite line: Rum Nitty – “You the one dying, you poking ya chest out…with nuthin’ to back it up, come try it, and it’s gonna be an Offcial body…one-sided!”